Les Sweetland Stats

Les Sweetland was born on Thursday, August 15, 1901, in St. Ignace, Michigan. Sweetland was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 4, 1927, with the Philadelphia Phillies. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Les Sweetland baseball stats page.
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Les Sweetland
 
 
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Birth Name:   Lester Leo Sweetland
Nickname:   Les
Born On:   08-15-1901  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   St. Ignace, Michigan
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-04-1974 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Melbourne, Florida
Cemetery:   Fountainhead Memorial Park, Palm Bay, Florida
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   155
First Game:   07-04-1927 (Age 25)
Last Game:   09-21-1931
Draft:   Not Applicable
Les Sweetland

Les Sweetland Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1927 26 Phillies 21 13 6 2 10 .167 6.16 6 0 0 103.2 494 147 71 77 3 53 - 21 4 3 0 -
1928 27 Phillies 37 18 10 3 15 .167 6.58 5 0 2 135.1 664 163 99 111 15 97 - 23 5 15 0 -
1929 28 Phillies 43 25 11 13 11 .542 5.11 10 2 2 204.1 928 255 116 129 23 87 - 47 1 9 1 -
1930 29 Phillies 34 25 4 7 15 .318 7.71 8 1 0 167.0 817 271 143 164 24 60 - 36 0 5 0 -
1931 30 Cubs 26 14 5 8 7 .533 5.04 9 0 0 130.1 601 156 73 89 3 61 - 32 3 5 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
5 Years 161 95 36 33 58 .363 6.10 38 3 4 740.2 3,504 992 502 570 68 358 - 159 13 37 1 -
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Les Sweetland Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1927 26 Phillies 25 38 3 12 2 0 0 0 6 5 - 11 1 - 0 - .316 .395 .368
1928 27 Phillies 41 47 1 9 0 0 0 0 2 8 - 7 1 - 0 - .191 .309 .191
1929 28 Phillies 53 89 14 26 2 0 0 0 12 3 - 18 1 - 1 - .292 .323 .315
1930 29 Phillies 35 57 12 16 7 0 0 0 5 9 - 8 4 - 0 - .281 .379 .404
1931 30 Cubs 29 56 8 15 4 2 0 0 9 4 - 11 1 - 0 - .268 .317 .411
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 183 287 38 78 15 2 0 0 34 29 - 55 8 - 1 - .272 .341 .338
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Les Sweetland Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1927 Phillies P 21 13 311 51 2.4 50 7 43 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .980 4.34
1928 Phillies P 37 18 406 56 1.5 52 8 44 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .929 3.46
1929 Phillies P 43 25 613 81 1.9 78 14 64 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .963 3.44
1930 Phillies P 34 25 501 51 1.5 48 10 38 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .941 2.59
1931 Cubs P 26 14 391 39 1.5 35 5 30 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .897 2.42
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 161 95 2,222 278 1.7 263 44 219 15 10 n/a n/a n/a .946 3.20
5 Years 161 95 2,222 278 1.7 263 44 219 15 10 n/a n/a n/a .946 3.20
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Les Sweetland Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1927 Phillies 0 - - 2 2 n/a 0.0 3.5 6.3 0.40 1.82 4.60
1928 Phillies 0 - - 4 0 n/a 0.0 6.7 23.5 0.24 1.53 6.45
1929 Phillies 0 - - 8 2 n/a 0.0 4.9 7.4 0.54 2.07 3.83
1930 Phillies 0 - - 1 0 n/a 0.0 7.1 11.4 0.60 1.94 3.23
1931 Cubs 0 - - 3 0 n/a 0.0 5.1 6.2 0.52 2.21 4.21
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 0 - - 18 4 n/a 0.0 5.2 8.4 0.44 1.93 4.35
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Les Sweetland Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1927 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a -
1928 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a -
1929 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a -
1930 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a -
1931 Chicago Cubs n/a Undetermined n/a -




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